Justice Education Society of BC (JES)

The Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) is a non-profit organization with over 30 years of experience with a vision to provide Justice for ALL. We seek to improve access to justice, to promote human rights, and to protect the fundamental freedoms of all people—including women, children, Indigenous peoples and marginalized populations. We do this by increasing legal capability, strengthening justice systems and developing digital solutions.

Our commitment stretches across continents: JES has successfully implemented impactful access-to-justice projects in 19 countries with the support of diverse funding, including provincial, federal and overseas governments. 

In Canada, JES helps British Columbians learn about our justice system and address their legal issues. We provide legal education to the public, including youth, Indigenous youth, new immigrants and vulnerable populations as well as professional development training for intermediaries and teachers. Online and through our regional offices, JES provides a series of legal help information services and resources, assisting the public to address their legal issues. JES has partnered with BC judges, BC Crown counsel and the RCMP to provide professional development training to thousands of judges, lawyers, law enforcement officers, and other justice professionals.

JES projects are vastly diverse, and responsive to the needs of the communities in which we work. Everything we do has partnerships and collaboration at its heart. That’s why our mission to empower people to access and deliver justice is centred around our people and partners. Our user-centred, evidence-based research processes provide vital information to understand local challenges and develop sustainable solutions that extend beyond the life of a project. 

One of our distinguishing organizational characteristics is that we truly care. We are dedicated to improving access to justice and that's why: we listen, we collaborate, we deliver.